05-13-2006, 15:03
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Asset
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: north carolina
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Intro
Good Afternoon,
I am currently a college student in Brevard North Carolina. I am planning on enlisting in the Army after graduation and am trying to figure out my options. The Special Forces has always interested me and I have tried to read all I can about the selection process.
Military service has runs in my family and most all male members of my family have served in some capacity at one point in time. My father is currently a Commander in the USNR.
I feel that I can achieve anything that I seriously commit myself to. Right now I am trying to decide between an 11b opt 40 contract and an 18x contract. I feel that I could successfully pursue either of these options. I have two years till graduation and have decided to start physically preparing myself this summer.
Thank you all for your service and for this informative website.
Drew
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05-13-2006, 21:48
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#842
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Colorado
Posts: 754
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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc
Welcome aboard Jarhe...Marine.
12B4S - You want anything special for him, just send me a PM. We aim to please.  |
LOL will do NDD. Have to mull that over some. 
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05-14-2006, 08:54
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#843
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Asset
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Missouri
Posts: 6
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Greetings
Greetings
First off I would like to thank the creators of “Quiet Professionals” great site and thanks for your hard work and dedication.
I first found this site while trying to settle a argument with a fellow solider about the definition of “NOUS DEFIONS” when I entered the term into Google “Quiet Professionals” was the first site on the list so after settling the argument I then begin reading the posts in the forum and was amazed at the amount of Knowledge within the forum.
I was brought into the SF community during OEF thanks to a 20th SFG (A) CWO, since then I have been immersed in many aspects of SF community and continue to absorb and practice the knowledge I have been instructed, overheard and observed from some of the best soldiers I have ever meet.
I am currently in the process of moving from the COMMO field into the SOT-A field, but this has been put on hold due to some scheduled playground time in the sand box.
I know I can become a better solider and better asset to the SF community by absorbing the endless amount of experience and knowledge that is shared on this forum. Hopefully one day I can pass this knowledge on to others.
V/r
Hangfire
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05-14-2006, 08:58
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Bladesmith to the Quiet Professionals
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Oregon, Land of the Silver Grey Sunsets
Posts: 3,886
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Originally Posted by Hangfire
Greetings
First off I would like to thank the creators of “Quite Professionals” great site and thanks for your hard work and dedication.
I first found this site while trying to settle a argument with a fellow solider about the definition of “NOUS DEFIONS” when I entered the term into Google “Quite Professionals” was the first site on the list so after settling the argument I then begin reading the posts in the forum and was amazed at the amount of Knowledge within the forum.
I was brought into the SF community during OEF thanks to a 20th SFG (A) CWO, since then I have been immersed in many aspects of SF community and continue to absorb and practice the knowledge I have been instructed, overheard and observed from some of the best soldiers I have ever meet.
I am currently in the process of moving from the COMMO field into the SOT-A field, but this has been put on hold due to some scheduled playground time in the sand box.
I know I can become a better solider and better asset to the SF community by absorbing the endless amount of experience and knowledge that is shared on this forum. Hopefully one day I can pass this knowledge on to others.
V/r
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Hangfire, Welcome aboard.
There is only one definition for "Nous Defions", it's properly spelled NDD and he lives here.
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05-14-2006, 09:05
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: LA
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Hangfire,
It is not "Quite", it is Quiet.
You cannot be "brought into the SF community during OEF thanks to a 20th SFG (A) CWO". You have to earn your own way in and you either are or are not.
Welcome aboard, read the rules and enjoy.
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
Still want to quit?
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05-14-2006, 09:42
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#846
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Asset
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Missouri
Posts: 6
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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc
Hangfire,
It is not "Quite", it is Quiet.
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Thanks for pointing out the spelling error, I should have caught that. (Post edited)
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You cannot be "brought into the SF community during OEF thanks to a 20th SFG (A) CWO". You have to earn your own way in and you either are or are not.
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Absolutely!
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Welcome aboard, read the rules and enjoy.
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Thanks!
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05-14-2006, 09:52
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Free Pineland
Posts: 24,832
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Originally Posted by Hangfire
Thanks for pointing out the spelling error, I should have caught that. (Post edited)
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Then look again, you seem to have missed one.
Your SA and attention to detail seem weak for someone who aspires to be SF and already considers himself part of "the SF community".
Good luck and have a very SF day.
TR
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
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05-14-2006, 10:22
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Guerrilla
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 222
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Happy to be here
Thank you all for such a great website, and thank you for letting me be a part of it. I am happy this is not another lame site with minimal, and misguiding, information.
I am currently seperated from B Co. 319th Sig Bn, and am currently seeking reenlistment. I plan on junking the Reserve option, and going Active. SF has always piqued my interest, and I plan on going to SFAS at some point in this next enlistment.
My hobbies include hiking, biking, running, camping, shooting, and a bit of guitar for good measure.
Thank you for the great site, and I look forward to future conversations with all the Professional Soldiers here and abroad.
God Bless,
McD
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05-14-2006, 11:30
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SF Candidate
Join Date: May 2006
Location: WA
Posts: 14
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Thank you guys for this web site and allowing me to join, my name is Kenny and i am an 18x leaving June 8th to basic. I have always wanted to be among the best warriors and now i have the opportunity to really go for it and earn the green beret. I have a twin brother who is in BUD/s right now trying to achieve his dream also. i am from northern California.
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05-14-2006, 16:13
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Asset
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Calif.
Posts: 3
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Afternoon, Gents
I feel privileged to lurk and learn here.
I am not nor have I ever been in Special Forces of any kind and am under no illusion of what it takes to serve in you capacity.
My main interest is to learn what I can to better appreciate what you do.
Thanks for letting me tag along for the ride!
BobK
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05-14-2006, 16:20
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#851
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Asset
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1
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Quiet Professionals,
I'm a 23 year old E-6 MP in the Michigan Army National Guard nearing the end of my initial 6 year enlistment. I deployed to Iraq for 17 months with the highlight being convoy security. My sights are set on transferring to active duty and immediately attending SFAS. I realize it will be a big step onto active duty and into SFAS but I have time to train and prepare and will do so. I'm finsihing college while recovering from orthopedic knee surgery (result of over training the first time I decided to take the leap) and hope to be strong enough to begin my approach near the end of the current year. I've nothing to prove and am a firm believer in look, listen, learn and as the last is why I'm here you won't hear much from me. Thank you for the knowledge and insight you provide.
Adam
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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05-14-2006, 17:07
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: LA
Posts: 1,653
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Originally Posted by kenny555
Thank you guys for this web site and allowing me to join, my name is Kenny and i am an 18x leaving June 8th to basic. I have always wanted to be among the best warriors and now i have the opportunity to really go for it and earn the green beret. I have a twin brother who is in BUD/s right now trying to achieve his dream also. i am from northern California.
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What does the 555 stand for?
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
Still want to quit?
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05-14-2006, 18:32
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Vermont
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What does the 555 stand for?
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If he was an 18C I could venture a pretty good guess. I was wondering the same thing 
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05-14-2006, 20:02
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#854
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SF Candidate
Join Date: May 2006
Location: WA
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Actually it does not mean anything Kenny was taken on socnet so i just stuck with 555 at the end, i guess im just not very creative when it comes to making a name on the internet.
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05-14-2006, 21:00
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: LA
Posts: 1,653
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Ok Kenny, but we'll be watching you mister....
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
Still want to quit?
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